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History of Persia

A podcast dedicated to the history of Persia, and the great empires that ruled there beginning with the Achaemenid Empire of Cyrus the Great and the foundation of an imperial legacy that directly impacted ancient civilizations from Rome to China, and everywhere in between. Join me as we explore the cultures, militaries, religions, successes, and failures of some of the greatest empires of the ancient world.

90: The Conflagration

48 mins; February 05, 2023

89: Wars for the West

52 mins; January 28, 2023

88: Peace At Last

47 mins; January 14, 2023

87: The Third Invasion

42 mins; January 06, 2023

Announcement: New Year's News (and Persepolis Payments)

20 mins; December 31, 2022

Bonus 32 Teaser

7 mins; December 26, 2022

86: Old Enemies, New Friends

42 mins; November 28, 2022

85: The Spartan War

41 mins; November 05, 2022

84: The 10,000 (aka Armenia III)

50 mins; October 22, 2022

Bonus 30 Preview

8 mins; October 19, 2022

HoPful Media Announcement (and Greek Coins)

32 mins; October 18, 2022

2022 Mehregan Holiday Special!

55 mins; October 01, 2022

83: Routine Maintenance

50 mins; September 25, 2022

Solidarity with the Iranian People

14 mins; September 24, 2022

82: Debrief of the Brothers

54 mins; September 20, 2022

81: Cunaxa

36 mins; September 10, 2022

80: On the March

36 mins; September 02, 2022

79: Cyrus III

35 mins; August 26, 2022

78: Robe and Dagger

35 mins; August 17, 2022

77: The Yashts

59 mins; August 06, 2022

Summer 22 Update + History of Saqartvelo Georgia Episode

2 mins; July 12, 2022

Review - King of the World by Matt Waters

35 mins; June 23, 2022

76: The Greater Persepolis Area

40 mins; June 09, 2022

Merch Announcement! (and Satrap Coins)

43 mins; June 03, 2022

75: The Education of Cyrus

39 mins; May 26, 2022

74: The Temple of Yahweh

56 mins; May 20, 2022

73: The Karanos

33 mins; May 13, 2022

72: The Ionian War

32 mins; May 05, 2022

71: New Friends, Old Enemies

52 mins; April 28, 2022

Intelligent Speech Announcement!

4 mins; April 25, 2022

70: Darius Do Over, AKA Armenia II

40 mins; April 21, 2022

69! Musical Thrones

28 mins; April 09, 2022

68: The Other Gods That Are

36 mins; April 02, 2022

67: The Empire of Artaxerxes

41 mins; March 26, 2022

66: The Syrian Civil War

27 mins; March 11, 2022

65: The Peace of Callias

34 mins; February 26, 2022

64: Fight to the End

35 mins; February 07, 2022

63: The Little Pharaoh That Could(n't)

33 mins; January 13, 2022

62: Death In Quick Succession

44 mins; December 10, 2021

Elamite Teaser

20 mins; November 25, 2021

61: Blood on the Eurymedon

44 mins; November 10, 2021

60: Given Against The Demons

40 mins; October 25, 2021

59: Holy War

42 mins; September 18, 2021

58: Persia's First Family

39 mins; September 04, 2021

57: Xerxes at Home

32 mins; August 13, 2021

56: Domestic Affairs

48 mins; July 25, 2021

55: Still Loud on the Western Front

36 mins; July 10, 2021

54: Two By "Sea"

31 mins; June 14, 2021

53: One By Land

43 mins; May 24, 2021

Interview: Sean Manning

59 mins; May 10, 2021

52: The Adventure Continues

42 mins; April 24, 2021

51: Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

43 mins; April 07, 2021

Interview: Uzume Wijnsma

46 mins; March 20, 2021

50! Ask Me Anything

103 hours 40 mins; March 06, 2021

Purim: Holiday Special 2021

38 mins; February 25, 2021

49: Breaking Through

40 mins; February 16, 2021

48: What is your profession?

36 mins; February 02, 2021

Announcement 2: Darics

25 mins; December 26, 2020

47: Preparing the Way

44 mins; December 19, 2020

46: The Persian Emperor

37 mins; December 07, 2020

45: Xerxes Porphyrogennetos

39 mins; November 10, 2020

44: Also Sprach Zarathustra

37 mins; October 24, 2020

43: Thus Spoke Zarathustra

48 mins; October 20, 2020

42: Darius the Shopkeeper

39 mins; September 22, 2020

Interview 2: Ryan Stitt - The History of Ancient Greece

53 mins; September 05, 2020

41: The Greatest

32 mins; August 22, 2020

40: Heiresses of the Empire

44 mins; August 13, 2020

39: Rise of Achaemeneis

47 mins; August 10, 2020

38: The Last Battle

56 mins; July 18, 2020

37: Greece Awakens

34 mins; July 03, 2020

36: Return of the Tyrannoi

24 mins; June 22, 2020

35: The Empire Strikes Back

32 mins; June 04, 2020

34: A New Fleet

27 mins; May 21, 2020

Interview: Dr. Michael Bonner

65 hours 2 mins; May 11, 2020

Welcome to Lyceum

5 mins; April 27, 2020

33: Revenge of the Persians

23 mins; April 23, 2020

32: Begun, the Greek Wars Have

34 mins; April 10, 2020

31: The Naxos Incident

32 mins; March 26, 2020

Achaemenid Nowruz! 2020 Holiday Special

27 mins; March 20, 2020

30: Persia City

36 mins; March 06, 2020

29: The Grand Tour, Part 4

29 mins; February 13, 2020

28: The Grand Tour, Part 3

39 mins; February 13, 2020

Happy Birthday

7 mins; February 12, 2020

27: The Grand Tour, Part 2

40 mins; January 30, 2020

26: The Grand Tour, Part 1

55 mins; January 17, 2020

Holiday Special 2019

22 mins; December 24, 2019

25: Behistun

32 mins; December 12, 2019

24: Darius the Great

29 mins; November 26, 2019

23: The Lyin' Kings

27 mins; November 12, 2019

22: Putting Out Fires

40 mins; October 30, 2019

21: The Faith of the Magi

38 mins; October 15, 2019

20: The Forgotten King

24 mins; October 02, 2019

19: Three Kings and The Magi

45 mins; September 17, 2019

18: The Tyrant and The Kings

28 mins; September 03, 2019

Announcement 01: Croeseids

21 mins; August 28, 2019

17: The Mad King

25 mins; August 19, 2019

16: Pharaoh Cambyses

38 mins; August 06, 2019

15: The Army That Conquered The World

30 mins; July 23, 2019

14: Princes, Princesses, Kings, and Queens

28 mins; July 08, 2019

13: Kingship 101

29 mins; June 26, 2019

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